Crime Stoppers offering reward in Salas death

Published 10:32 am, Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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Plainview Hale County Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 reward for information that will help Plainview police locate a silver colored semi-truck tractor seen leaving Country Legends, 1301 W. Fifth, about 2:25 a.m. Sunday.

That’s the same time the body of 36-year-old Fredie Salas was found in the parking lot outside the local bar. Police say the Petersburg man had been run over, likely by a large pickup or truck.

“We haven’t located any witnesses to the actual event,” Plainview Police Capt. Manuel Balderas said Tuesday morning, “although several saw the truck leaving just before they found the body.”

Balderas said police are looking for a cab-over tractor rather than a conventional truck tractor. They are unsure of the model or make of the truck.

“We haven’t received any new tips in the case, but we are actively trying to develop our own leads,” Balderas said. “And we would really like to talk to the individuals who were in that truck.”

Balderas confirmed that Salas was a Country Legends’ patron Saturday night. He said police don’t think the victim was involved in an altercation before he was found dead. “We have not found any evidence of that,” Balderas said.

Although some family members speculated that Salas might have been beaten, Balderas said preliminary indications from an autopsy on Monday did not reveal any other injures than those suffered when Salas was run over.

“At this point we cannot confirm whether it was intentional or just an accident,” Balderas said.

Police say they are still investigating the events which led to Salas being run over. They are still awaiting additional results from the Lubbock autopsy, including a toxicology report.

A love fund to help the Salas family with funeral and related expenses has been established at Prosperity Bank. For more information, contact Diana at 806-470-9410.